Driver in crash that killed two Hawken students swerved to avoid something in roadway

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Driver in crash that killed two Hawken students swerved to avoid something in roadway

GATES MILLS, Ohio – The Hawken student who was driving a Jeep when it crashed, killing two of his classmates, told police that he swerved to avoid something in the road right before the crash.

This according to the police report filed by the Gates Mills police department. The crash occurred on May 14th. Four Hawken students were in the car as it traveled south on County Line Road in the early afternoon. The driver swerved off the road, through two driveways, over a manhole cover and hit two trees before the car came to rest in the middle of the road.